{
  "id": 17893711,
  "title": "Lee, first lady to get new passports after personal data leak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/lee-first-lady-to-get-new-passports-after-personal-data-leak",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T02:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261103/lee-first-lady-to-get-new-passports-after-personal-data-leak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung and First Lady Kim Hea Kyung are among 168 individuals receiving new passports following a recent online leak of sensitive personal information, according to the South Korean foreign ministry. Police are currently investigating the incident and have initiated a preliminary inquiry into the breach, which compromised the data of not only the presidential couple but also Cabinet members, senior officials from Cheong Wa Dae, security personnel and journalists accompanying the presidential delegation. The leak exposed passenger information and confidential details pertaining to the presidential aircraft, prompting the Ministry to promptly request a thorough investigation from relevant authorities. The ministry spokesperson confirmed the swift actions taken to rectify the situation, stating that all affected individuals, including the president and first lady, will undergo the reissuance process without delay.",
  "summary": "The foreign ministry said Tuesday it is taking steps to reissue passports for all 168 people affected by an online leak of sensitive personal information, including President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung, as police investigate how the data was exposed. “The foreign ministry is swiftly taking measures to ensure the smooth reissuance of passports for all affected individuals,…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Police launch investigation into leak of presidential plane passenger information",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/police-launch-investigation-into-leak-of-presidential-plane-passenger",
        "published": "2026-11-03T01:15:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "South Korea rushes to reissue passports to President Lee, wife after data leak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/south-korea-rushes-to-reissue-passports-to-president-lee-wife-after",
        "published": "2026-11-03T03:00:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "South Korea investigates leak of President Lee’s passport details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/south-korea-investigates-leak-of-president-lees-passport-details",
        "published": "2026-11-03T03:43:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}